Trade War Lab Mercatus Center Research Collaboration
This research collaboration between the Trade War Lab and researchers at the Mercatus Center informs current policy debates on the tariff exclusion process and Chinese economic statecraft. Researchers will explore the determinants of tariff exclusion success. Researchers will also extend the existing Policy Change Index to predict Chinese economic sanctions using Trade War Lab data.
Principal Investigator
Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science
Christine McDaniel, senior research fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Weifeng Zhong, senior research fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Project Dates
June 2022 – June 2023